Orders of "social distancing" and "staying in shelter" are expressions of late xenophobia. They often come from liberal officials (Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is a prime example) who used to dismiss calls for strict border and immigration enforcement as irrational and driven by fear of strangers. Now, these champions of tolerance and inclusiveness, once staunchly opposed to common-sense restrictions on admission of aliens who posed political or economic risk, health hazard, or a security threat to the US, are discovering the benefits of keeping strangers away (or staying away from the strangers).
